Example sentences of "who [was/were] now [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | An elderly man named John Thomas , who was still a member of the Association of Foremen Lightermen but who had not worked in that capacity for some two years and who was now a watchman , was approached to join Harry Gosling 's Amalgamated Society of Watermen , Lightermen and Watchmen of the River Thames . |
| 2 | This kind of gossip and these misunderstandings only served to bring home to him how grateful he should be to Theo , who was now a believer and supported him willingly . |
| 3 | ‘ The man who had been a rich merchant , and who was now a beggar , had to make brooms for the town . |
| 4 | Ironside was greatly struck by the personality ( and physique ) of Reza Khan , who was now a colonel in his early forties . |
| 5 | Maureen , who was now the manageress of the wool shop , had warned them that wool might be in short supply so they had all bought plenty of every colour , including a lot of khaki . |
| 6 | Petiver died in 1718 and left his collections to his great friend , the recently knighted Hans Sloane , who was now the owner of the Manor of Chelsea which included the Garden . |
| 7 | So were Magdalene College , and Ramsey 's father , and Archbishop Fisher , and Edward Wynn who was now the Bishop of Ely . |
| 8 | Then my wife died , and my nephew , who was now the captain of a ship , came home to see me . |
| 9 | It took the usual twenty minutes , and , when he finally entered the conference hall , the motion in favour of Europe was being moved by Gerry Malone , a personable Scot who was now the MP for Winchester . |